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1.
On 06/04/2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register (84 FR 25745) its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value, affirmative critical circumstances, in part, and the postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of refillable stainless steel kegs from the People's Republic of China (China).
2.
The merchandise covered by this investigation are kegs, vessels, or containers with bodies that are approximately cylindrical in shape, made from stainless steel (i.e., steel containing at least 10.5 percent chromium by weight and less than 1.2 percent carbon by weight, with or without other elements), and that are compatible with a “D Sankey” extractor (refillable stainless steel kegs) with a nominal liquid volume capacity of 10 liters or more, regardless of the type of finish, gauge, thickness, or grade of stainless steel, and whether or not covered by or encased in other materials.
Refillable stainless steel kegs may be imported assembled or unassembled, with or without all components (including spears, couplers or taps, necks, collars, and valves), and be
filled or unfilled.
“Unassembled” or “unfinished” refillable stainless steel kegs include drawn stainless steel
cylinders that have been welded to form the body of the keg and attached to an upper (top) chime
and/or lower (bottom) chime.
Unassembled refillable stainless steel kegs may or may not be
welded to a neck, may or may not have a valve assembly attached, and may be otherwise
complete except for testing, certification, and/or marking.
Subject merchandise also includes refillable stainless steel kegs that have been further processed
in a third country, including but not limited to, attachment of necks, collars, spears or valves,
heat treatment, pickling, passivation, painting, testing, certification or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed
in the country of manufacture of the in-scope refillable stainless steel keg.
Specifically excluded are the following:
(1) vessels or containers that are not approximately cylindrical in nature (e.g., box, “hopper” or
“cone” shaped vessels);
(2) stainless steel kegs, vessels, or containers that have either a “ball lock” valve system or a “pin
lock” valve system (commonly known as “Cornelius,” “corny” or “ball lock” kegs);
(3) necks, spears, couplers or taps, collars, and valves that are not imported with the subject
merchandise; and
(4) stainless steel kegs that are filled with beer, wine, or other liquid and that are designated by
the Commissioner of Customs as Instruments of International Traffic within the meaning of
section 332(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
The merchandise covered by this investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7310.10.0010, 7310.10.0050,
7310.29.0025, and 7310.29.0050.
These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written
description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
3.
This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-093.
4. Because Commerce preliminarily found that critical circumstances exist for imports of
refillable stainless steel kegs from China from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of refillable stainless steel kegs from China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/06/2019, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
Effective 03/06/2019, CBP shall require, for entries of refillable stainless steel kegs from China from the exporter/producer combination listed below, a cash deposit equal to the rates
below.
These rates have been adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on this merchandise.
Exporter: China-Wide Entity
Case number:
A-570-093-000
Cash deposit rate: 66.89%
5. Commerce preliminarily found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from China from the producer and exporter combinations listed below.
For imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from China from the producer and exporter combinations listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 06/04/2019.
Effective 06/04/2019, entries of refillable stainless steel kegs from China from the producers and exporter combinations listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following rates.
These rates have been adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with the companion CVD investigation on this merchandise.
Exporter:
Ningbo Master International Trade Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Major Draft Beer Equipment Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-093-001
Cash deposit rate: 00.00%
Exporter:
Ningbo Haishu Direct Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Haishu Xiangsheng Metal Products Plant
Case number:
A-570-093-002
Cash deposit rate: 00.00%
Exporter:
Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-093-003
Cash deposit rate: 00.00%
Exporter:
Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-093-004
Cash deposit rate: 00.00%
6.
For all other entries of refillable stainless steel kegs from China, the following cash deposit instructions apply:
A.
For all Chinese exporters of refillable stainless steel kegs from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate.
B.
For all non-Chinese exporters of refillable stainless steel kegs from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
7.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OI:AP.)
8.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur